Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-09-09

OF ladies' across TO his home. We were
kindly greeted by Mrs. Short, who with
her husbands help prepared us a good
dinner. After a visit of about three
hours we started again for Tom Pollock's
on Rapid river, the objective point of
our trip. Well Clark joined our party
at Mr.. Shorts and at o'clock We
reached our destination, when we were
greeted by Johnny Wilson. Roy Culley
and John Bar:imas, Mr.. Pollock being
unavoidaby absent at Boise. AS it is
well known that Mr.. p. has promised to
KISS the first white woman who entered
his house, we could scarcely wait for the
gentlemen to help us off our horses
when We scrambled for the door. Two
entered at once and as it always hap
pens Youth and Beauty" were the two.
-Johnny Wilson had killed mountain
sheep and with the others had prepared
US good supper. And let me tell right
here that the ladies had provided big
aprons for the trip expecting to do their
own cooking and have a continual war
with the smoke in Toms big fireplace
but Roy and Johnny would not hear OF
our roasting our brains or blacking our
hands. For these kindly Offices ! have
lnwardly resolved to assist them in pro-
curing good cooks for their own fire.
places. After supper Eddie Walsh and
his accordeon were called, and dancing
began. If Tom had been there he
would have been surprised that such a.
substantial house could be made to
shake so. After thirty miles ride we
were naturally a little tired, SO after
few dances and songs the boys retired
to camp outside. warning us that we
should be reused early as the cooking
must be done before the heat of the day.
The next day we went up Rapid river
fishing, all of our party except Eddie
Walsh and Henry Elfers who fished in
the Little Salmon. The evenings report
showed that the most of the fish were
in the Salmon. The next morn we
mounted our horses and rode up Little =
Salmon toward Fall creek intending to
fish down again and dine at Wilson & o.
Ciark's camp. The two younger boys
again electing TO take direct route
went down towards Squaw creek. At
Fall creek the fishing did not seem to
meet with much success, therefore a
question arose as to whether it would
not be we'll to take run over to Salmon
Meadows, the ladies being all acquain-
ted with Mrs. Clay, over there, whom
they had not seen since the Neg Perce
war. and having heard of the Beautiful
Meadows" thought it would be nice If it
were not too late to start. but Johnny
and Roy, with the proyerbial truthful
ness OF young men desiring to gain
purpose dancing, for instance) declared
it was only IL miles to the valley, for
getting to add that it was IL or 13
more to the houses at which we must
stop. One young man did venture a
protest against our being deceived as to
the miles, but the younger ladies looked
so beseechingly at the elder, and "The
: Meadows" were $50 Beautiful" and the
young man who protested had not been
in the country as long as the others and
possibly he might be mistaken, SO We
touched our horses gently and started
wondering if it was too far. Suddenly
we we. aware that the forward couples.
were far in the lead, and We quickened
our pace to overtake and be treasured
y as to the distance. What WAS the use ?
The leaders had used their whips and
took good care that we should not over.
70 take them until we had more miles be-.
hind us than ahead; then they paused
to say 1T may be as we'll to ride little
u faster, l wouldn't wonder if it is a little
later than we thought" "All right" we
answer, and knowing the die is cast for
the Meadows, and suspecting the fraud
. as to miles, away we go. The school,
ma'am, who was of the party, declared
she never had such ride before. Up
;, hill and down hill (up hills, longest)
" through brush, now throwing branch
back with her whip, then quickly put.
ting reins in whip hand to parry anoth-
er bush that seems waltzing up to meet
her, over a log, under another, ugh
that last one was not high enough or
else her horse was too tall. for she
emerged with triangle slashed on her
shoulder but no matter, "Chirrup Mac ~
away we go and finally reaching Round
valley, beautiful sight presents itself.
lovely valley skirted on either side
with timber. dotted across here and
there with trees, and the Little Salmon
working its way along over its smooth,
:, pebbly bed, between unresisting banks,
4. placid, and without dreaming of tile toss
"A and tumble and worry and warfare in
store on its downward course later on